Water heater



April I 1924.- 1,488,958

R; 1., VOSBURGH WATER HEATER Filed-Se t. 20.1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENT R.

' April 1, 1924. 1,488,958

R. L. VVOSBURGH WATER HEATER O E A9 /9 7 2/ 4 2 22 ZZZ IHVE TEFL cm in 1wr 1. c.

1 ti i. ii it h i VOEfiUlTi-GH, OF TOTEELQ, OHIO.

wares Application filed September 20, 1922. Serial No. 539,326;

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1 it known 1, r, citizen he Uri resident of Toledo. in county of and ie of: (lhio. hove nude on love Apaertmn ng o l futer c on erence marked thereon which form part of t iis specification.

My invention has for its object to provide we connection with water hear heatiu rooms, such as for er heater particularly to be used sys5ems for other puiooses and wherein the war h eted by being brought into direct heated produced by the fuel. 'ovides a means i 'oe WEN r so that the flame and from the fuel will be brought t particularly provides for the fallof water through the combustion charm her of e. burning fuel. In embodiments of: my invention variety of forms of iurnsccs may be used, and the fuel may be of any character. Gas or oil or even coal may be used as the fuel for heating the Water.

The invention may be contained in structures oi": different forms. To illustrate a practical application of the invention I have selected one of the structures containing the invention as an example of such structures. The structure selected is illustrated in the avccornpsnying drawings and is described hereinafter.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a top view of the water heater. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 indicated in 1. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-8 indicated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectionol view taken on the line l-d indicated in 3.

In the figures, 1 indicates the supporting structure or base of the water heater. A source 01' fuel supply is connected through the pipe 2. This may be oil under pressure or gas or other suitable material. A mixer 53 is connected to the burner e which is ceted in the fuel chamber 5. @no end of the fuel chamber 5 may be provided with openings 6 through which air may pass into the "'ng drawings, and to the characters ol' refcontact with the surface of thechsrnber. The chamber 5 is located in the drum 7, and an outlet 8 for the burnt gases is secured to the top of the drum '7. The outlet 8 is connected by means of a suitable pipe 9 to the chimney.

The water main from which the water is admitted to the heater system, is connected to the heater by means of the pipe 15. The admission oi the water is controlled by the valve 16 located the pipe 15. The valve is opened when a certain amount of the water has leaked out of the system and so as to maintain the proper quantity of the water in the system. The pipe 15' communicates with T connector 12 to which is also connected the distributor 13 through the pipe 14:, When suf oient water for the supply of the system b s been obtained. from' water main the valve 16 is closed. The return from the system is through the pipe 10 which is controlled by a suitable valve, such as the valve 11. The pipe 15 is also connected to the distributor 13 through the connector 12 and pipe 14:.

The distributor 13 is located within the drum 7 and ands over bridge 17 lo within the drum 7 and extendingfrom one end to the oth The bridge directs the water from the distributor 13 which is provided with a plurality of openings 18 to the troughs 19 located on opposite le of the bridge. The outer edges oil the troughs extend to near the cylindrical wall of'the drum 7. The troughs 19 are located above the troughs 2O so es to form bsfiles not only as to the overflowing water from the troughs 19. but also as to the heat ed or partially consumed products of the combustion from the fuel. The troughs 20 extend inward from the cylindrical wall of the drum and may be supported on the cylindrical wall: Above the fuel chamber 5 is located a pair of troughs 21 which also operate to baiile the falling water and the gases from the fuel chamber 5. Water in passing through the heater thus distributes itself over the bridge 17, part falling into each or" the troughs 19. From thence it falls to the troughs 20, and again falls over the edges of the troughs 20 into the troughs 21, and again from the troughs 21 to the lower part of the cylinder. The chamber 5 is provided with openings 22 that are located below the lower side and in proximity to the troughs 21. The flame and the heated gases pass out through the openings 22 and a es pass over the surface of the telling Water, and through the Water, and upwards to the chimney through the passageway efiorded oy the pipe 9. The Water collects or is received in the drum 28 irom whence it passes to the heating system through the pipe 24. The circulation of the Water may he produced by the pump 26 which causes the Water to flow through the pipe Eat, the radiators and other heating devices that may be used in the system. The Water returns through the pipe 10 end so completes the circuit to the heater.

Suitable gauges, such as the gauge 2?, may be used for indicating the pressure. The Water gauge 28 may he used for indicating the level of the water in the tank or drum 28. Also a thermometer 29 may he used for indicating the temperature of the Water to he drawn from the heater. ()ther suitable regulating devices may be such as safety valves, iloatsund pipe valves regulating the flow and the outlets of system.

7 The device thus provides an exceedingly efficient Water heat r, since the F .r.

the burner comes in direct contact with Water and the falling Water passes through the hot gases produced in the combustion uel, with the result that practically 1 l utilized in the heat i. In a water heater, a pair of troughs connected by a bridge, a second pair or troughs located below the first named pair, a third pair of troughs locatec 1 low the second of troughs, a amber located below the second pair .roughs, a Water distributor located. shove the bridge the troughs so located as to hafile the how of the Water from the (llil)11if0l and the products of combustion from the fuel chamber.

2. in a water heater, pair of troughs connected by a bridge, a second pair of troughs located below the first named pair, at third pair of troughs located below the second pair of troughs, a fuel chamber lo cated below the second pair of troughs, 2 Water distributor located above the bridge, the troughs so located as to baffle the flow of the Water from the distributor and the pr ducts of combustion from the fuel cham: ber, pump for circulating the water through the heater and the system.

in testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

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